Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-06-17

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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, WEST VIRGINIA.
Friday, June IL, 1857.
AS our Washington correspondent is
taking his vacation our readers will have
to excuse the absence of his regular let
ter for couple of weeks.
The Baltimore folks have been very
near Heaven this week. Their baseball
club won a game from the champions of
the world, the ST. Louis club.
MANY a sweet girl graduate is turned
loose on the world this week. May
they all find the future as rosy in reality
as it now appears to them, and may hap
piness surround them ever.
SUBSCRIPTIONS are now being received
in New York for the erection of mag
nificent Protestant Episcopal Cathedral
in that city. The structure Is to be one
of the grandest i'm the world, and is eX-
pected to cost six or seven million dol
lars.
Mrs. CLEVELAND attempted to milk
an Adirondack mountain COW the other
day, but the ill,mannered beast kicked
the bucket of milk over the !ady's dress.
We have our opinion of any COW that
would do such thing as that.
The Legislature of New Hampshire,
true to its principles, has elected Hon.
VIM. f. Chandler to the United States.
MI NHdiuioi 10 thc SeutiSuidH WIZ 10
so well known TO fame on account of his
great assistance in the Presidential steal
oflS76.
The Charlestown Democrat last week
contained this bit of editorial wisdom ::
"The man who never looks into a news
paper is better informed than he who
reads them" The Democrat may have
this effect on its readers for all we know
but we really didn't think it was quite
so bad.
IT is said that the forthcoming de-
cision of the Supreme Court of the
United States in the telephone cases
will be adverse to the Bell cmpany. We
hope this is true, for if it is. one OF the
most gigantic monopolies that ever eX-
tortioned on the American people will
receive its death. blow.
The opinion is steadily growing that
President Cleveland will receive the
next Democratic nomination for the
Presidency by reclamation. And he
will be elected by larger majority
than he was the last time. The old
stock arguments of the Republican ora
tors won't do any good next campaign.
SPECTATORS generally have been
coming to grief this week. In Chicago
on Tuesday there was great panic in
the wheat market and bad break i'm
prices. In wheat for June delivery the
price went down from 80 to 70 cents a
bushel, and the market was completely
demoralized. A number of failures were
announced.
The bottom has dropped out of the
coffee boom, and number of New York
spectators have dropped with it. On
Monday there was panic in the New
York coffee exchange, caused by rapid
descent in prices, and number of spec
ulating firms were forced to suspend. 1t
is probable now that the price will go
steadily down-a welcome piece of news
to consumers.
ABOUT two weeks ago the New York
Star started a subscription for monu-
ment to General Grant, and at the same
time the Philadelphia Times opened
subscriptions for Fourth-of. July cele.
bration in that city. At this time the
monument fund has reached about
sl,4OO, while $4,000 has been contrib
uted for the celebration. Comment is
unnecessary.
JUST as we expected, Gen. futile, the
fellow who don't want President Cleve-
land to visit st. Louis while the G.. A .
X. is there, turns out to be a conceited
little donkey who has been sat down on
in politics, and wants to insult Demo-
cratic President because the party
wouldn't cleo; him to office. futile had
better shut his mouth, or he will fall
into the hole and ruin himself.